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Definition of isinglass

Isinglass
Isinglass I"sin*glass, n. [Prob. corrupted fr. D. huizenblas (akin to G. hausenblase), lit., bladder of the huso, or large sturgeon; huizen sturgeon + blas bladder. Cf. Bladder, Blast a gust of wind.] 1. A semitransparent, whitish, and very pure from of gelatin, chiefly prepared from the sounds or air bladders of various species of sturgeons (as the Acipenser huso) found in the of Western Russia. It used for making jellies, as a clarifier, etc. Cheaper forms of gelatin are not unfrequently so called. Called also fish glue. 2. (Min.) A popular name for mica, especially when in thin sheets.
isinglass
Mica Mi"ca, n. [L. mica crumb, grain, particle; cf. F. mica.] (Min.) The name of a group of minerals characterized by highly perfect cleavage, so that they readily separate into very thin leaves, more or less elastic. They differ widely in composition, and vary in color from pale brown or yellow to green or black. The transparent forms are used in lanterns, the doors of stoves, etc., being popularly called isinglass. Formerly called also cat-silver, and glimmer. Note: The important species of the mica group are: muscovite, common or potash mica, pale brown or green, often silvery, including damourite (also called hydromica); biotite, iron-magnesia mica, dark brown, green, or black; lepidomelane, iron, mica, black; phlogopite, magnesia mica, colorless, yellow, brown; lepidolite, lithia mica, rose-red, lilac. Mica (usually muscovite, also biotite) is an essential constituent of granite, gneiss, and mica slate; biotite is common in many eruptive rocks; phlogopite in crystalline limestone and serpentine. Mica diorite (Min.), an eruptive rock allied to diorite but containing mica (biotite) instead of hornblende. Mica powder, a kind of dynamite containing fine scales of mica. Mica schist, Mica slate (Geol.), a schistose rock, consisting of mica and quartz with, usually, some feldspar.

Meaning of isinglass from wikipedia

- Isingl**** (/ˈaɪzɪŋɡlæs, -ɡlɑːs/ EYE-zing-gla(h)ss) is a form of collagen obtained from the dried swim bladders of fish. The English word origin is from...
- Project Isingl**** was the code name given to two heavily classified, crewed reconnaissance aircraft studied by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) as...
- Look up isingl**** in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Isingl**** is a material prepared from the air bladders of fish and used for various functions including...
- PMID 1295085. "Isingl**** curtains" are referenced in the 1943 musical Oklahoma's song "The Surrey with the Fringe on Top" "isingl****, n". Oxford English...
- Isingl**** (1890–1911) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. In a career which lasted from 1892 until 1895 he ran twelve times and won eleven...
- an egg-based cooked custard (milk thickened with eggs) and gelatin or isingl****, into which whipped cream is folded. The mixture sets up in a cold mold...
- animal, carbon, or clay-based. Animal-based fining agents include gelatin, isingl****, egg white (albumen), and casein. Since the fining agent is filtered back...
- sometimes call for colla di pesce 'fish glue,' which may literally be isingl**** or, more likely, simply a name for common gelatin. Panna cotta is often...
- The Isingl**** River is a 15-mile-long (24 km) river in Strafford County in southeastern New Hampshire, United States. It rises at Bow Lake in the town...
- the sterlet sturgeon. Due to overfishing (for its flesh, caviar, and isingl****), pollution, and dams, the sterlet has declined throughout its native...